Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn
western brackenfern
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PTAQ |
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Fern |
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Dennstaedtiaceae |
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Perennial
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Forb/herb
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©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, AZ, Flagstaff, Arboretum. July 14, 2001. Usage Requirements.
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Images:
Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn
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Distribution:
Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn
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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC), FRA (SPM) |
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Related Taxa:
Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn
View
10 genera in Dennstaedtiaceae,
3 species in Pteridium
or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
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Native
Introduced
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Classification:
Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn
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Classification Report.
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Threatened and Endangered Information:
Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn
The related entities italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists.
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list for that location.
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U.S. Weed Information:
Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn
bracken
bracken fern
Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens
bracken
bracken fern
eagle fern
western bracken
This plant and the related entities italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant
may be known by one or more common names in different
places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym
to view each weed list, or click here for a
composite list of Weeds of the U.S.
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Southern Weed Science Society.
1998.
Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM.
Southern Weed Science Society.
Champaign, Illinois.
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Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al.
1996.
Weeds of the West.
Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming.
Laramie, Wyoming.
630pp.
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Wetland Indicator Status:
Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn
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Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
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More Accounts and Images:
Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn
View photographs from CalPhotos.
View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).
View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 17224.
View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).
View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).
View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.
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Related Web Sites:
Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn
Arizona: abstract & image of western bracken (Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens)
Encyclopedia of Life Species Abstract
NY-Cornell University: Poisonous Plant Databases (images)
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